You want to create, establish or develop a business in Pays Mellois? Tell us about it now by presenting your project. You'll get a personal response tailored to your project.

Starting a business :

- Tax and social security exemptions and benefits in Rural Development Areas (Zones de Revitalisation Rural, ZRR)

- Regional 'Business Wanted' Fund (Bourse Régionale Désir d'Entreprendre, BRDE) run by the creation workshop (Atelier de la création)

- loans at 0% offered by Pays Mellois Initiatives (PMI), Deux - Sèvres Intiatives (DSI), or by the departmental chamber of commerce and industry (Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie des Deux-Sèvres) depending on the amount of loan required and the size of the business

- advance offered by incubateur régional ETINCEL for innovative projects, to be reimbursed when successful

Developing a business:

- Aid from Région Poitou-Charentes (investment, recrutment, environment) under the provisions of CORDEE

- Aid for innovation offered by the Technological Development Network (Réseau de Développement Technologique, RDT),  the European Centre for Innovative Business (Centre Européen d'Entreprise Innovante ETINCEL) ans OSEO

For the commercial development of your business don't forget Poitou-Charentes Innovation Valley (http://www.jobinnovation.fr/),  a site created by ETINCEL that links businesses with commercial support, aimed at businesses looking to expand and at business developers.

Grow your business and your skill base with :

-  the influential Pays Mellois and Sèvre Valley Business Club (Club des entreprises du Pays Mellois et du Val de Sèvre) with its 180 members

- the networks of eco-contruction and renewable anergy businesses

- the regular meetings of the Pays Mellois 'young enterprise' network

Come and do business in Pays Mellois to benefit from our personalized assistance with your projects

Contact the economic Co-ordinator (email : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )